DVIDS HOMETOWN NEWS

Portugal: 9 Hometown Assets

"I was deployed to Kosovo in 2009, and since then it has changed a lot. I don’t know exactly why this place has changed, but I would guess because of all the positive interaction the locals have had with other nations; maybe we are influencing them. Every country here has their own culture and how they do things. I think all countries are interesting, and I like being able to interact and......
Hometown: Braga

The NATO flag waves aboard the British Royal Navy's HMS Ocean during BALTOPS, June 12. 2015. BALTOPS is an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)...
Hometown: Lisbon

On Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Portuguese Military Police train American Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st of the 252nd Armor Regiment, a North Carolina National Guard unit, on fire attack defenses, or fire phobia, as they prepare for a tour of duty in Kosovo....
Hometown: Lisbon

On Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Portuguese Military Police train American Soldiers from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st of the 252nd Armor Regiment, a North Carolina National Guard unit, on fire attack defenses, or fire phobia, as they prepare for a tour of duty in Kosovo. Includes sound bites from Capt. Humberto Rosa, Portugal Military Police, Lisbon,......
Hometown: Lisbon

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and Portuguese Marines, known as the Fuzileiros, execute an assualt training exercise near Lisbon, Portugal, April 10, 2015. Marines stationed out of Moron Air Base, Spain, traveled to Portugal to utilize a variety of different ranges and training exercises alongside the Portuguese Marines. After a week of......
Hometown: Lisboa

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and Portuguese Marines, known as the Fuzilieros, execute an assault training exercise near Lisbon, Portugal, April 10, 2015. Marines stationed out of Moron Air Base, Spain, traveled to Portugal to utilize a variety of different ranges and training exercises alongside the Portuguese Marines. After a week of......
Hometown: Lisboa

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Sergio Velazquez, assigned to U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Training Command, climbs over a wall during the obstacle course portion of United States Army Europe's 2013 Best Warrior Competition at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, Aug. 20, 2013. The competition was a weeklong event that tested Soldiers' physical stamina, leadership and technical......
Hometown: Santa Cruz